[lug] Web scripts? -- Found One

[Justin]

Well I found a piece of software that I'm going to use for the time being.
Until something nicer comes along or something like that. It is called Webpass
and uses the 'usermod' command in linux to change the users password. Find it
at the following url:
http://rucus.ru.ac.za/~bvi/utils/webpass/

Justin

Justin <glowecon at netscape.net> wrote:
> I was hoping to find something that did just that, basically took inputs
from
> fields (on a web form) then used the passwd command to make the change.
I've
> found a couple that might do the job after searching for a while.
> 
> Justin
> 
> Sean Reifschneider <jafo at tummy.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Have you looked at the passwd command?  Specifically, the "--stdin"
> > option?  You'll need to validate the old password first, but this will
> > allow you to change it.  At one point I wrote something that would take
> > "user:old:new" via stdin, and would validate the old password and change
> > it only if that password was correct, but the above should work as well
> > if not better -- I mean you KNOW where that program is...
> > 
> > Sean
> > -- 
> >  What country is lead by the son of the past leader, former head of the
> >  secret police, whos brother governs the state that could tip the vote?
> > Sean Reifschneider, Inimitably Superfluous <jafo at tummy.com>
> > tummy.com - Linux Consulting since 1995. Qmail, KRUD, Firewalls, Python
> > 
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